Film

Polyester

1981 · 1h 26m · Comedy

It’s Scentsational!

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

72

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

Divine

Francine Fishpaw

Tab Hunter

Todd Tomorrow

Edith Massey

Cuddles Kovinsky

David Samson

Elmer Fishpaw

Mary Garlington

Lu-Lu Fishpaw

Ken King

Dexter Fishpaw

Mink Stole

Sandra Sullivan

Joni Ruth White

La Rue

Hans Kramm

Heintz

Stiv Bators

Bo-Bo Belsinger

Rick Breitenfeld

Dr. Arnold Quackenshaw

Michael Watson

Freddy Ashton

Derek Neal

Pimp

Jean Hill

Gospel Bus Hijacker

Jim Hill

Picket Reporter

John Brothers

TV News Announcer

• John WatersDirector · Producer · Writer
• Michael WhiteProducer
• Robert ShayeExecutive Producer
• David InsleyDirector of Photography
• Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
• Charles RoggeroEditor
• Pat MoranCasting

John Waters' POLYESTER Trailer

Release date

May 29, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Budget

$300,000

Revenue

$1,120,000

Genres

Comedy

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